Abstract
The crystals that have one or more axes with dissimilar ends, i.e. the hemihedral [semi-symmetrical] crystals with oblique faces, possess a particular physical property of giving rise to two electric poles of opposite signs at the extremities of these axes when they undergo a change in temperature: this is the phenomenon known by the name of pyro-electricity. We have found a new method for developing polar electricity in these same crystals, which consists of subjecting them to variations in pressure along their hemihedral axes(1).
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 61-91 |
| Number of pages | 31 |
| Journal | Archive for History of Exact Sciences |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - 2003 |
Keywords
- Molecules
- Electric potential
- Electricity
- Crystals
- Piezoelectricity
- Pyroelectricity
- Quartz
- Tourmaline
- Physics
- Phenomena
- Mathematics
- Interdisciplinary Applications
- Physical Sciences
- History & Philosophy Of Science
- Arts & Humanities
- Science & Technology
- History of science and technology
- Electromagnetism
- electronics
- electrotechnology
- Physical sciences and techniques